black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.

Tertullian

Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.
TERTULLIAN

Dog God Sarcastic Truth
Custom without truth is error grown old.
TERTULLIAN

Growth Old Truth
For what war should we not be fit and eager, even though unequal in numbers, we who are so willing to be slaughtered-if, according to that discipline of ours, it was not more lawful to be slain than to slay?
TERTULLIAN

Discipline Law Willing
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
TERTULLIAN

Athens Jerusalem
I believe BECAUSE it’s impossible.
TERTULLIAN

Atheist Believe Religion
Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
TERTULLIAN

Character Eyes Woman
The soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God’s fair bride; and maiden’s souls are such.
TERTULLIAN

Lust Religious Soul
Christians are made, not born.
TERTULLIAN

Born Christian Place
You can’t undo anything you’ve already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
TERTULLIAN

Forgiveness God Let Go Truth
It is our care for the helpless, our practice of loving kindness, that brands us in the eyes of those who oppose us.
TERTULLIAN

Eyes Kindness Practice
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
TERTULLIAN

Freedom Pieces
The blood of the Christians is seed.
TERTULLIAN

Blood Christian Seed
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
TERTULLIAN

Death Philosophy Pleasure
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
TERTULLIAN

Hero King People Violence
I believe because it is absurd.
TERTULLIAN

Believe Myself
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
TERTULLIAN

Born Death Religious

For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Tertullian Quotes